Jordan Mentz

He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
Psalms 145:19 (NIV)

Those who fear the Lord have their desires fulfilled,
so i am asking for you to teach me what it means to fear you
A holy reverence, an honor for your name
A time is coming when I ask the question do you hear my cry?

I know you do, but it is hard to see your hand amidst my life
I get so busy, and so many things are taking the place of my true love
I didn’t mean to give you the seconds, but that’s exactly what I’ve done
I took what I wanted of it, and offered you the rest, when you required the best

The desires of those who fear you will be satisfied
When they take comfort in you, and praise you for who you are
Sometimes I don’t understand, the mystery that you want to be with me
When I am lonely teach me that you’re all I need

I close my eyes, and my soul yearns to be with you
Waking up in the morning, thinking of everything that you’ve bestowed on me
The beautiful bride is waiting for the bridegroom to take her away
Can I even imagine a life where I’ll be with my lover

I yearn to be with you, but sometimes when I push you away it is then you’re drawing me close
I want to wait and I want to know what it’s like to be loved by you
If I could understand what it means to yearn for someone who loves me
I can’t see it through my clouds of mixed emotions before my eyes

I want to know the meaning of a love like yours
there are things I don’t and never will comprehend
but that is one of the things that keeps me living and praising
You in your glorious splendor, waiting for your returning.

9 My soul yearns for you in the night;
in the morning my spirit longs for you.
When your judgments come upon the earth,
the people of the world learn righteousness.

Isaiah 26:9 (NIV)

I may have times of sorrow, and I may forget what it means to smile
I look forward to the day, when you will wipe away the tears from my face
Aday when I can rejoice again, when I can be with my savior
A time with no death, because you have conquered death and it no longer has a grip on me

How can I fathom life a soul with a purpose
A love so deep and intricate, that no mind can comprehend
A time where grief will be turned to joy
A period when my tears of sadness will turn to tears of thankfulness

When I begin to examine my life, and see it from your perspective
I don’t see a mess of a human, but rather I see a beautiful creation
I see a robe around me, though I don’t quite understand the reason
All I know is that you clothe me in robes of righteousness

He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth.
The LORD has spoken. Isaiah 25:8 (NIV)